OUT AND ABOUT

Out & About: Dec. 2-13

Friday, Dec. 2 Christmas at Pioneer Village, with entertainment, wagon rides, hot cider, Santa and Mrs. Claus, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Pioneer Village, Worthington. Festival of Trees, featuring 17 trees decorated by organizations, businesses and individuals, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 23, Cottonwood County Historical Society Museum, 812 Fourth Ave., Windom. Phone (507 ) 831-1134..

December 01, 2011

Out & ABout: Nov. 18-Dec. 3

Friday, Nov. 18 Vendor Fair and Bake Sale, a fundraiser for Farley’s & Sathers Relay for Life Team, 2 to 7 p.m., American Legion Hall, Round Lake. Sunset Cottage Open House, a holiday fundraiser, coffee and cookies served, free-will donations, 3 to 8 p.m., Sunset Cottage, 1950 S.W. First Ave., Worthington.

November 18, 2011

Out & About: Nov. 11-20

Friday, Nov. 11 Holiday Open House, featuring Creative Memories, Scentsy and Mary Kay, 3 to 8 p.m., home of Lisa Schutte, 24426 Nobles County 35, Rushmore. Phone (507) 478-4542. “A Don’t Hug Me County Fair,” presented by the Green Earth Players, 7:30 p.m., Historic Palace Theater, Luverne. For tickets, phone (507) 283-8294. Veterans Dance, sponsored by the Heron Lake American Legion Auxiliary, music by Starfire, open to public, veterans in uniform admitted free, 8 p.m. to midnight, Heron Lake Community Center, Heron Lake.

November 11, 2011

Out & About: Nov. 4-13

Friday, Nov. 4 “Spirit of Worthington” Trojan Marching Band Indoor Concert, waffle feed and silent auction beginning at 4:30 p.m., concert at 7:30 p.m., Worthington High School, Worthington. Singles Dance, sponsored by Beginning Experience of Southwest Minnesota, music by Christopher Jon, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Key Largo, Lake Shetek, 29 Valhalla Drive, Slayton.

November 04, 2011

Out and about

Friday, Aug. 26 Spaghetti Supper, serving all-you-can-eat pasta, garlic bread and coffee, 5 to 8 p.m. or until gone, Eagles Club, 205 Oxford St., Worthington. Little Rock Corn Show, with 1 p.m. kid races and antique display, entertainment at 6 p.m. and button drawing at 7 p.m., Little Rock, Iowa.

August 26, 2011

Out & About

Friday, Aug. 5 11th annual Swampy Days, with horseshoe tournament, Booster Club supper and bingo, Bigelow. Farmer Appreciation Days, featuring Golf Fun Night and Savings Bank grand opening, Lake Park, Iowa. Go to lakeparkia.com for more information. Vettes in the Park, featuring a variety of American-made muscle cars, registration from 3 to 6 p.m. followed by Parade of Vettes, Okoboji Motor Company, Okoboji, Iowa. Phone (712) 337-0203.

August 05, 2011

Out & About

Friday, July 22 Railroad Days, with antique tractor ride at 9 a.m., flea market, Top Dog contest, car cruise-in from 6:30 to 8:15 p.m., , poker run, card tournament, fireworks at 9:30 a.m. and other events, Sanborn, Iowa. Pioneer Days, with bake sales, bridge and cribbage tournaments, 6:30 p.m. kiddie parade, kids’ carnival, water fights and tractor pull and other events, Milford, Iowa. Go to www.milford.ia.us/mcc/pioneer-days for a full schedule of events.

July 22, 2011

Out & About

Friday, July 1 Independence Day Celebration, with food stand, musical entertainment by Marcoux Corner, fire truck rides, saddle horse rides, carnival booths, rock climbing wall, petting zoo and kiddie train rides, 6 p.m., with fireworks at dusk, Village Northwest Unlimited, Sheldon, Iowa. Currie Fourth of July, with beanbag tournament beginning at 6:30 p.m., Currie. “Bedroom Farce,” 8 p.m., Okoboji Summer Theatre, U.S. 71, Okoboji, Iowa. Phone (712) 332-7773.

July 01, 2011

Out & About

Friday, June 17 Fulda Wood Duck Festival, with carnival, Starfire concert from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and fireworks at dusk, Fulda. Good Ole Summertime, with glo-golf tournament, Sibley, Iowa. For more information, contact the Sibley Chamber of Commerce, (712) 754-3212, or go to www.sibleyiowa.net. Ice Cream Days, with basketball tournament, smile contest, ice cream social, Kids Ice Cream Cone-ival, grand opening of the Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor featuring Tonic Sol-fa, concert and BMX exhibition, LeMars, Iowa. Phone (712) 546-8821.

June 16, 2011

Out & About

Friday, June 10 Benefit Fundraiser, for 4-year-old Anthony Bents who is fighting cancer, matching funds from Thrivent, 5 to 7:30 p.m., Elks Lodge, 1105 Second Ave., Worthington. Ellsworth Family Fun Days, with baked potato feed from 5 to 7 p.m. and Little Miss Ellsworth pageant at 7 pm., followed by “Minute to Win It,” Ellsworth.

June 10, 2011

Out & About

Friday, June 3 27th annual Buffalo Days, with car cruise-in, beer garden, food vendors and fire truck ladder rides, downtown Luverne. Phone (507) 283-4061; www.luvernechamber.com. Singles Dance Fundraiser, sponsored by Beginning Experience of Southwest Minnesota, music by Mylan Ray, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., American Legion Hall, 117 S. Hiawatha, Pipestone.

June 03, 2011

Out & About

Friday, May 20 Orange City Tulip Festival, with flower show, car show, quilt show, amusement rides, Straat Feest, street scrubbing, 2:15 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Volksparade, horse-drawn trolley rides, puppet show, “Godspell” performed at 8 p.m. and other events, Orange City, Iowa. Go to www.octulipfestival.com; or phone (712) 707-4510. OrangeRind Film Festival, featuring original films from filmmakers from across Iowa, 8 p.m., England Proscenium Theatre, Northwestern College, Eighth Street Southeast and Albany Avenue, Orange City, Iowa. Memory Brothers, 7 to 10 p.m., Table 316, 316 N. Okoboji Grove Road, Arnolds Park, Iowa. Reservations recommended; phone (712) 332-6090.

May 20, 2011

Out & About

Friday, May 6 10th annual Prairie Elementary Carnival, admission fee for children to play on inflatables, games and redeem prizes, adults free, 5 to 8 p.m., Prairie Elementary School, 1700 First Ave. S.W., Worthington. “Lie, Cheat and Genuflect,” a dinner theater production of the Reading Community Players, dinner at 5:30 p.m., play at 7 p.m., Reading Community Center, Reading. For tickets, phone (507) 478-4229, 376-7223 or 926-5404. “Broadway — Here and Now,” presented by the Prairie Arts Chorale, 7:30 p.m., Redwood Valley High School, Redwood Falls. Go to www.prairieartschorale.org. Singles Dance, sponsored by Beginning Experience of Southwest Minnesota, music by Christopher Jon, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., The Caboose, 1045 Craig Ave., Tracy.

May 06, 2011

Out & About

Friday, April 29 “Lie, Cheat and Genuflect,” a dinner theater production of the Reading Community Players, dinner at 5:30 p.m., play at 7 p.m., Reading Community Center, Reading. For tickets, phone (507) 478-4229, 376-7223 or 926-5404. Prom Revisited, an adult prom sponsored by the Iowa Rock ’n’ Roll Music Association, music by the D.C. Drifters, 6:30 to 10:30 p.m., Majestic Pavilion, U.S. 71 and Lake Street, Arnolds Park, Iowa. Phone (712) 338-2096, or go to iowarocknroll.com/events.php.

April 29, 2011

Out and About

Friday, April 8 Knights of Columbus Fish Fry, serving fish, baked potatoes, beans, salads, coffee and juice, 5 to 7 p.m., Elks Lodge, 1105 Second Ave., Worthington. “The Wizard of Oz,” presented by the Prairie Arts Continuum, 7 p.m., Business, Arts & Recreation Center, 1012 Fifth Ave., Windom. Phone (507) 831-2375 for ticket information.

April 08, 2011